Common use of LAYOFF AND DISPLACEMENTS Clause in Contracts

LAYOFF AND DISPLACEMENTS. (a) When a reduction in force is necessary probationary employees in the affected line of progression shall be laid off first. If it is necessary to reduce the number of regular employees, or to layoff regular employees, the following shall apply: FIRST, starting with the job classification in which the reduction is to be made, the employee with the least line of progression seniority shall be removed there from. He shall have the right to exercise his line of progression seniority in lower job classifications for which he can qualify in other lines of progression. SECOND, if the employee in the job classification in which the reduction is to be made does not elect to exercise either line of progression seniority or unit seniority as provided in the First Step above, then he shall be laid off. THIRD, if the employee in the job classification in which the reduction is to be made exercises his seniority in accordance with the First Step above, then employees affected thereby may exercise their line of progression seniority and unit seniority in a like manner with regard to: (1) lower job classifications within the line of progression; and (2) entrance jobs in other lines of progression. FOURTH, following the changes resulting from steps First and Third above, the excess employees shall be laid off. (b) Entrance jobs for the purpose of interpreting and applying the provisions of Section 2.6 (A) above are deemed to be: (c) An employee transferred to another job classification in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.6 shall receive (1) the top rate of pay of the classification to which transferred provided his former rate is equal to or exceeds the top rate of the new classification, or (2) the rate immediately below his former rate provided his former rate is less than the top rate of the new classification, or (3) the beginning rate of the new classification provided his former rate is less than the beginning rate of the new classification. (d) If a laid-off employee accepts work with the Company of a temporary nature, his seniority and recall rights shall not be extended or changed thereby. (e) For the purpose of this Section 2.6, an employee who transfers from one line of progression to another in exercising his seniority under Sections 2.6 (a) or (b) above shall retain his line of progression seniority in the line of progression from which transferred for the same periods of time based on length of service as defined under Section 2.7 of this Article II. Such retained seniority shall be limited to the seniority accumulated up to the time of transfer, and he shall begin accumulating seniority in the line of progression to which transferred beginning on the date of transfer. Likewise, such employee shall be entitled to consideration for jobs which may become vacant in his former line of progression in the same manner as employees who were actually laid off as defined in Section 2.8 of this Article II. (f) An employee who accepts a demotion in his line of progression through these layoff procedures shall have seniority which will transcend the seniority of all other employees for the purpose of promotion to the classification from which he was demoted. (g) The Company shall give employees two (2) weeks’ advance notice before being laid off, or in lieu thereof, eight (80) hours pay at the employee’s regular straight- time rate of pay.

LAYOFF AND DISPLACEMENTS. (aA) When a reduction in force is necessary probationary employees in the affected line of progression shall be laid off first. If it is necessary to reduce the number of regular employeesemployees in a line of progression, or to layoff lay off regular employeesemployees in a line of progression other than the Plant Clerical line of progression, the following shall apply: FIRST, starting with the job classification in which the reduction is to be made, the employee with the least line of progression seniority shall be removed there from. He shall have the right to exercise his line of progression seniority in lower job classifications for which he can qualify in that line of progression or exercise his Plant seniority in entrance jobs for which he can qualify in other lines of progression. SECOND, if the employee in the job classification in which the reduction is to be made does not elect to exercise either line of progression seniority or unit Plant seniority as provided in the First Step above, then he shall be laid off. THIRD, if the employee in the job classification in which the reduction is to be made exercises his seniority in accordance with the First Step above, then employees affected thereby may exercise their line of progression seniority and unit Plant seniority in a like manner with regard to: (1) lower job classifications within the line of progression; and (2) entrance jobs in other lines of progression. FOURTH, following the changes resulting from steps First and Third above, the excess employees shall be laid off. (bB) If it is necessary to reduce the number of regular employees or to lay off regular employees in the Plant Clerical line of progression, reductions shall be based on merit/performance. Employees affected shall have the right to exercise their Plant seniority in entrance jobs in other lines of progression for which qualified, or be laid off. (C) Entrance jobs for the purpose of interpreting and applying the provisions of Section 2.6 subsections 6 (A) and (B) above are deemed to be: (cD) An employee transferred to another job classification in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.6 shall receive (1) the top rate of pay of the classification to which transferred provided his former personal rate is equal to or exceeds the top rate of the new classification, or (2) the rate immediately below his former personal rate provided his former personal rate is less than the top rate of the new classification, or (3) the beginning rate of the new classification provided his former personal rate is less than the beginning rate of the new classification. (dE) If a laid-laid off employee employee, who has seniority, accepts work with the Company of a temporary nature, his seniority and recall rights shall not be extended or changed thereby. (eF) For the purpose purposes of this Section 2.66, an employee who transfers from one line of progression to another in exercising his seniority under Sections 2.6 subsections 6 (aA) or (bB) above shall retain his line of progression seniority in the line of progression from which transferred for the same periods of time based on length of service as defined under Section 2.7 7 of this Article IIII covering retention of seniority by employees who are laid off. Such retained seniority shall be limited to the seniority accumulated up to the time of transfer, and he shall begin accumulating seniority in the line of progression to which transferred beginning on the date of transfer. Likewise, such employee shall be entitled to consideration for jobs which may become vacant in his former line of progression in the same manner as employees who were actually laid off as defined in Section 2.8 8 of this Article II. (fG) An employee who accepts a demotion in his line of progression through these layoff procedures shall have seniority which will transcend the seniority of all other employees for the purpose of promotion to the classification from which he was demoted. (g) The Company shall give employees two (2) weeks’ advance notice before being laid off, or in lieu thereof, eight (80) hours pay at the employee’s regular straight- time rate of pay.